As he turned he realized, including the one under him there were 4 more identical white buildings just like the one next to him. 

A little dazed Ryuu walked to the doors of the building to his left and opened the front doors. As he pushed the french doors open he cautiously stepped in. 

Ryuu was confused as he thought 'what is this place?' Inside was a giant empty metal cage with a sealing inscription. Ryuu checked the other 4 buildings and found the same thing.

Seeing there was nothing else in side Ryuu decided to go to the palace. As he approached the gate he felt the qi get several times thicker. The energy made Ryuu gasp for breath as he strained to stay meditating, as he approached the gate he put out his hands and touched it. With a gentle push the two gates slowly opened. 

When Ryuu saw inside he was speechless, in front of him was the most beautiful garden the trees and exquisite flowers grew straight out of the blue orb. 

Running through the whole courtyard was a small gently flowing river that led to a little pond with two koi fish, one was white with an orange dot on its head and the other was orange with a white dot on its head. They swam in circles around one another, in front of a small black and white temple.

'I wonder what this could be' Ryuu thought inwardly, as he slid open the door to the mysterious temple. Inside, the left wall was white and the right wall was black, on the floor they merged together forming a perfect yin and yang. 

The more Ryuu looked around this place the more baffled he became. The elders always said to 'try and visualize your soul' but before Ryuu was ever only able to see a bright blue orb but it was always to blurry, he could never see it clearly. 

Could this really be his soul? He couldn't believe it. Ryuu decide to go and check out the palace to get some more answers. As he approached the golden palace he could feel the qi getting stronger with every step, when he reached the palace doors the qi was so thick he could barely stand. 

As he once again put out his hands and pushed open the doors. As they opened a strong gust of wind rushed out making Ryuu stagger back a few steps. When the wind died down he became even more curious, as he peered inside to a large empty white and gold room with only a small alter with a ring lightly floating above the altar.

Engraved on the inside of the ring were 3 words 'Ancestral Oracle Ring'. Ryuu repeated this in his head 'Ancestral Oracle Ring' at that moment he felt a surge in his soul realm as it rapidly doubled in size again. 

As he focused on the three words the ring floated higher into the air. After floating up a few feet it emitted a bright white light, that made him cover his eyes and step back. Then a vortex sucked Ryuu into the center of the ring.

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When Ryuu opened his eyes he was in a giant void filled with extraordinary energy, it was extremely rich and nourishing and as vast as the ocean, it was constantly filling and expanding his soul realm.

As he floated over the horizon he could see a bright orange and pink sky in the distance. As as he floated closer, the light became more and more fierce until he had to again cover his eyes. 

Then in his head he heard a voice 'Ryuu, Ryuu can you hear me?' The voice said. 'Who's there?' Replied Ryuu a bit dazed as he tried to look but could see no one. 

'Good you're awake, now pay attention boy' said the mysterious voice. Just as his words cut off Ryuu slowly blinked his eyes open as they adjusted to the light he found himself standing in an enormous library filled with ancient books and scrolls. 

In the corner was a small desk with one journal and a note, as Ryuu inspected the room the mysterious voice sounded again, "Ryuu you have proven yourself worthy, after honing your mind, body, and soul as one and reaching a perfect yin yang balance. The Ancestral Oracle Ring has recognized your pure soul and has unlocked thanks to your bloodline connection. You are now the third owner of the Ancestral Oracle Ring!" 

Ryuu was confused at the voices words, what was so special about his bloodline? Both of his parents died in the first war against the beasts so he has no memory of any family, and what the hell's up with this ancestral ring? 

As if the voice could tell what he was thinking he said "To explain I'll need to start from the beginning, listen closely boy."

"Your father Kuro Dosojin was a genius cultivator, he discovered a ancient, forgotten technique and mastered it on his own before he was 20, that and his rare dragon bloodline made him one of the strongest sages of this era. During the great war your father learned the truth behind the beast hordes attacks. Using his special technique he traveled back in time almost a millennium, there he found the Earth submerged in a qi so thick it was like the whole world was submerged in an ocean. With several billion cultivators worldwide! with masters far above anything the Earth had now, due to its incomplete techniques. As your father entered my time he stumbled across a group of men trying to capture a rare species of dragon with time and space attributes, a spatium tempus dragon. The hunters planned to enslave the dragon and use him as a weapon. Your father charged the men, using shadow strands he restrained them and deactivated their barrier. Then he placed his hand on the dragons side and in a blink of an eye vanished. Dosojin teleported the dragon away, a few seconds later they both reappeared in a secluded valley a few miles away."